Avs finish five-game road trip unbeaten with OT win over Leafs

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - David Jones scored the game winner 1:11 into
overtime as Colorado finished a five-game road trip without a blemish thanks
to a 3-2 win over Toronto.

After opening the season at home with a loss to Detroit, Colorado took wins in
Boston, Columbus, Ottawa, Montreal and finally Toronto to finish its longest
road trip of the season.

"It was fun to see the guys come out and play the way they've played over
these five games," said Colorado head coach Joe Sacco. "We knew it was going
to be a grind but the guys played through it and I couldn't be happier."

In the extra session, Kyle Quincey kept a bouncing puck in at the left point
and immediately threw it on net. James Reimer made the save, but Jones was in
front to slam home the rebound for the win.

"It was a frustrating loss because I thought we deserved a better fate," said
Reimer. "I thought we played hard and battled, but they got one more bounce
then we did."

Milan Hejduk and Daniel Winnik each had a goal for the Avalanche, who return
home to face Chicago on Thursday. Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 27 stops in the
win.

Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel each had a goal for the Maple Leafs, who lost
for the first time this season after winning their first three games. Reimer
made 21 stops in the loss.

After a scoreless first period, Toronto got on the board 19 seconds into the
second as Kessel skated into the zone through the middle and from the high
slot flicked a simple wrister on net that fooled Giguere.

Colorado tied the game three minutes later as Ryan O'Reilly skated in and left
a drop pass at the inside right circle for Winnik, who snapped a wrist shot
through a screen.

Skating on the power play, the Avs took the lead when Hejduk's wrister from
the right circle found its way through traffic with 5:46 left in the second.

Toronto tied the game with under five minutes to play in the third as Clarke
MacArthur kept the puck in the zone in the high slot and fed it over to the
left circle for Dion Phaneuf, who got a shot on net with Kulemin backhanding
the rebound in from in front.

Game Notes

Kessel has six goals and three assists on the young season...Toronto hosts
Winnipeg on Wednesday...Colorado has won four of the last six games against
the Maple Leafs going back to the 2005-06 season...Toronto went 0-for-4 on the
power play while Colorado was 1-for-2.